Ghai’s contribution to human rights is without equal. He is in the very fortunate position that people will appreciate him more and more as time passes....
We still have a hugely corrupt and dangerous elite that will do anything to continue looting and raping this country, but Yash wrote this Constitution so...
Ghai officially retired from the University of Hong Kong in 2006, but his international work continued. His work since retirement has been based in a diverse...
Ghai learned later that Attorney General Charles Njonjo did not want him in Kenya. It was the legal radicalism, politics in Tanzania and the publication of...
Ghai’s natural aptitude, not just for the law but also as an educator, quickly became clear. While teaching in Dar, he co-authored (with his colleague and...
It is time for citizens to reclaim elections and the democratic power that comes through the polls. For far too long, the state has been in...
The edifice of elections is crumbling in Kenya. As internal divisions eat away at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s shiny surface, taking down several of...
On September 1, 2017, Kenya made history as the first African nation and the third in recent world history to abrogate its presidential election result. Indeed,...
Past elections in Kenya have been characterised by electoral malpractices; the upcoming elections do not show signs of being any better.
A couple of years ago, there was a contentious debate in academic and policy circles about the perceived decline in global democracy. Through all the talk...
Elections are supposed to flip power relations. During an electoral process, a country’s political elites remember their fundamental jobs and are – more than ever –...
